Meesman Index Investing

Name

Meesman Index Investing

Legal name

Meesman Index Investments B.V.

Website

https://meesman.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Wealth Management / Passive Index Investing

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Index Mutual Funds (Non-ETF) (FSAAAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Money Market Funds (FSAAAEAC), Money Market Funds & Ultra-Short Duration (FSAAAHAK)

Keywords

• Passive index investing
• Low-cost index funds
• Retail wealth management
• Pension account services
• ESG equity funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijswijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees (Fondskosten): Annual ongoing fees charged within the investment funds, calculated weekly as 1/52 of the annual rate applied to invested assets. Rates vary by fund: 0.4% for Aandelen Wereldwijd Totaal, 0.35% for Rentefonds, 0.5% for other funds, with reduced 0.25% rate for investments of €1 million or more in Aandelen Wereldwijd Totaal.
2. Transaction Fees (Transactiekosten): One-time fees charged when customers execute buy, sell, or switch transactions. Currently 0.20% of transaction amount (recently reduced from 0.25%). No transaction fees for Rentefonds purchases or sales. No transaction fees for customers with €500,000 or more invested.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Meesman Index Investing is a Dutch digital-first asset manager that offers a focused range of low-cost passive index funds (Aandelen Wereldwijd Totaal, Aandelen Verantwoorde Toekomst, Obligaties Wereldwijd, and Rentefonds) to retail investors through Beleggingsrekening and Pensioenrekening accounts, plus a FlexPensioen employer pension solution. Customers open accounts and manage investments entirely through the MijnMeesman online portal and iOS/Android apps, paying annual fund management fees (0.25%-0.5%) and a 0.20% transaction fee.

Product overview

Meesman Index Investing offers a unified platform of index investment funds for Dutch retail investors, comprising four core index funds (Aandelen Wereldwijd Totaal, Aandelen Verantwoorde Toekomst, Obligaties Wereldwijd, and Rentefonds), available through two account types (Beleggingsrekening and Pensioenrekening), supplemented by a FlexPensioen employer solution. All products are accessible via the MijnMeesman online portal and mobile app. The company positions itself as a low-cost passive investing provider, having introduced index investing to the Netherlands in 2005.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlexPensioen: A pension product for employers offering employees a supplementary pension solution in the 3rd pillar.

Products and services

• Aandelen Wereldwijd Totaal (Global Equities Total) Flagship global equity index fund that tracks a world equity index, offering broad global diversification across thousands of companies at the lowest ongoing cost (0.4% annually, 0.25% above €1M). Targeted at Dutch retail investors seeking simple long-term passive equity exposure.
• Aandelen Verantwoorde Toekomst (Responsible Future Equities)

Quantifiable outcome

• Meesman claims their index funds have achieved better returns than most active investors (both professional and retail) over the past 20 years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AmundicoreTechnology or IntegrationAmundi Euro Liquidity Select is the underlying money market fund in which the Meesman Rentefonds invests. Amundi is a leading French asset manager and Europe's largest manager of money market funds. The partnership provides the foundation for the low-risk Rentefonds product.
• IQ EQ Financial Services B.V.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIQ EQ Financial Services B.V. serves as the administrator of the Meesman Index Funds. They process customer deposits on the first trading day following receipt and maintain fund administration. This ensures separation between Meesman's operations and fund assets.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brand New Day: Dutch pension and investment provider offering low-cost index-based products to retail and employer-sponsored customers. Direct competitor in the same Dutch retail index and third-pillar pension markets as Meesman.
• Nordnet: Nordic and Dutch online broker offering index funds and pension savings accounts to retail investors in the same geographies as Meesman. Overlaps on self-directed retail index investing and pension wrappers.
• DEGIRO: Dutch-headquartered retail broker with broad European reach that provides low-cost access to index funds and ETFs. Competes directly for the same self-directed Dutch retail investor audience as Meesman.

Emerging players

• Trade Republic: European mobile-first broker offering savings plans and index/ETF investing to retail customers across the EU including the Netherlands. Comparable in low-cost, self-service retail investing model.
• Scalable Capital: European robo-advisor and broker offering low-cost index/ETF-based portfolios to retail investors across multiple European countries. Overlaps with Meesman on passive retail investing and European geographic eligibility.

Regional players

• DNB Asset Management: Norwegian asset manager offering index and ESG strategies to institutional and retail clients across Nordic markets. Comparable on index fund offerings and ESG product line, though focused on Norway rather than the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• iShares (BlackRock): World's largest ETF issuer with broad equity, bond, and ESG index products available to European retail investors including in the Netherlands. Competes with Meesman on index exposure and increasingly on cost.
• ASR Nederland (a.s.r.): Large Dutch insurance and asset manager with pension and investment products serving Dutch retail and employer markets. Competes for Dutch third-pillar pension allocations and employer-sponsored retirement business.
• Saxo Bank: Pan-European online broker (which acquired Dutch BinckBank) offering investment and pension products including index-based solutions to Dutch and other European retail clients. Comparable on distribution model and customer base.
• Vanguard: Global pioneer of low-cost index investing offering mutual funds and ETFs that compete for the same Dutch and European retail investors that Meesman serves. Vanguard represents the dominant scale competitor in passive strategies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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